Tour Operators
TravelBrands Encore Cruises Returns With SeaU
TravelBrands Encore Cruises is making waves and hosting its seventh SeaU departing from Fort Lauderdale on March 26, 2023. This year, TravelBrands Encore Cruises’ SeaU will be hosted on the all-new Celebrity Beyond for a 7-night Western Caribbean sailing with stops in the Bahamas, Mexico, and Grand Cayman. The comprehensive cruise event will be filled with training sessions by multiple cruise lines, workshops, and seminars to give travel agents all the tools necessary to make the best cruise sale. The Celebrity Beyond is the third ship in the Edge Series, taking innovative...
Tauck Adds Private Visits to Presley’s Graceland Mansion
With the new Tom Hanks film “Elvis” hitting movie screens in the coming days, and with the late singer’s Graceland home also celebrating its 40th anniversary hosting public tours this month, Tauck has announced that guests on its “Life on the Mississippi” cruise-tour will enjoy a private after-hours tour of the Memphis mansion and grounds. Designated a National Historic Landmark and included on the National Register of Historic Places, Graceland is one of the most famous homes in the United States. The estate welcomes over 500,000 visitors each year. The new film...
Goway Launches GowayPro Travel Academy
Goway has launched the GowayPro Travel Academy in order to help travel professionals expand their destination knowledge and level up their business. The GowayPro Travel Academy features training modules on over 22 destinations (at launch) across all seven continents. Subscribers can take individual country courses and learn key information on its nature, culture, and history, as well as its main tourist attractions and selling points. Travel professionals will also acquire expert insights into various travel styles and strategies for securing repeat bookings. It offers practical...
ACV Adds To Its Sales Team
Air Canada Vacations has announced the appointment of Ana Paula De Souza to the role of Director of Sales and Matthew Djorsev to the role of Manager of National Accounts. Nino Montagnese, Vice President, Air Canada Vacations, said: “I am happy to welcome Ana Paula and Matthew to Air Canada Vacations. We’ve built a formidable team, and under Ana Paula’s attentive leadership, we look forward to continuing to rebuild our industry alongside all our travel partners.” Ana Paula joins Air Canada Vacations’ senior management team with more than 30 years of experience in the travel...
Book Early And Save With Sunwing
Sunwing is offering agents an opportunity help their clients who like to get a head start on their winter escape with a limited time Early Booking Bonus when they secure their all-inclusive 2022-2023 winter vacations by July 28, 2022. Clients who book their winter vacation packages early can take advantage of benefits that include reduced deposits of $100 per person, no fuel surcharge and Sunwing’s Price Drop Guarantee, offered complimentary as part of the early booking incentive. To better serve its customers, the tour operator has simplified and enhanced its Price Drop...
Canada Temporarily Suspending Random Testing
The Canadian government has announced that it will ‘temporarily suspend’ random testing at all airports between June 11 and June 30, 2020. The announcement was made by Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra; Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos; Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino; and Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Randy Boissonnault. In announcing the move, the Ministers said in a statement: “The Government of Canada recognizes the impact that significant wait times at some Canadian airports are having on travellers. We continue to work with...
Agents Are Sailing With TravelBrands Encore Cruises
TravelBrands Encore Cruises, along with Norwegian Cruise Line, set sail from New York with 70 travel agents recently on a Seminar at Sea aboard the Norwegian Joy. Recognizing the importance of FAM trips as the best way to help agents understand a product or destination so they can sell it to their clients, TravelBrands’ annual event is something that everyone looks forward to. Not only did agents have the opportunity to experience all the amenities on board, the group was also able to enjoy a number of excursions and visit a number of sites during the week. Some of these...
Go Exploring With Collette
In response to the growing consumer demand for small group travel, Collette has introduced 29 new Explorations tours. The announcement was made by the operator’s president and chief brand officer, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote. Collette now offers 44 small group Explorations tours, making this small group travel style the fastest growing and largest of all of its travel styles and tour offerings. Of its new tours, Sicily and Its Isles and Alaska’s Northern Lights are among Collette’s Top 5 small group Explorations tours. Leibl-Cote pointed out that: “Many travellers want to...